jpdb beta

bank; weir; embankment; levee

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

to crack; to develop a crack

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

to sit down

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

5

snuffling; sniffling

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

6

famous; fame

3

urban legend

6

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

variation

3

to come back

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

2

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

2

false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

3

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

sociology

1

folklore studies; folkloristics

1

orthodox

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

second person

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

climax

1

very interesting; of great interest

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

3

six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

9

murder; killing; murderer

6

point in common; common feature

1

pointing out; identification

1

Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

1

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

1

Muromachi period (1333-1573)

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

6

Lotus Sutra

1

sixty; 60

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

sacred ground

1

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

1

pilgrimage; pilgrim

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

travel; trip; journey

2